Huston’s acclaimed and darkly witty adaptation of Flannery O’Connor’s debut novel vividly brings to life a world of American eccentricity through its chronicle of spirituality and evangelicalism. Dourif gives a career-best performance as Hazel Motes, an ex-soldier-turned-atheist preacher who attempts to found the first Church Without Christ in the imaginary Alabama city of Taulkinham. Stanton perfectly complements him, playing a sidewalk preacher feigning blindness. Screen: NFT1. Screening details: 35mm.
